The shift of the United States from an agrarian economy to an industrial one has been accompanied by the relatively uniform distribution of economic power among a wide range of business enterprises.

In most cases, downsizing is motivated by the need to cut production costs while increasing sales.

In addition to engaging in outsourcing, multinational corporations attempt to sell their products in third-world markets.

A few wealthy individuals and families control about 40 percent of the private capital in the United States.

White-collar workers are the smallest occupational category in the nation.

In a truly competitive society, job insecurity is infrequent.

A classic study during the 1960s of 105 unemployed able-bodied men in Detroit, showed that the chief resulting characteristic of these men was extreme isolation.

Many people fear that the principal change brought about by automation will be a reduction in the number of jobs.

The text points out that the greatest health hazards for workers come from the robotics industry.

The text points out that perhaps the most serious flaw of a consumer society is the fact that it requires the ready availability of credit.